Tony Brown always remained confident he eventually would enjoy the sort of productive days like the one he turned in Saturday. It just took a little longer to get there than he originally planned.

Stepping into a bigger role with fellow receiver Juwann Winfree sidelined due to an ankle injury, Brown was one of several bright spots for the Colorado Buffaloes’ offense on Saturday, as he enjoyed his most meaningful amount of playing time since transferring from Texas Tech during the Buffs’ 45-14 drubbing of New Hampshire Saturday at Folsom Field.

“It felt pretty good. It was a big-time thing for me to step in and do what I had to do,” Brown said. “Just being out there, it’s an amazing feeling. Sitting out (last year) was rough, but it got me thinking and it gave me time to work on my craft. It came so fast and the season is already here. Getting in with the ‘Black Out Boys’ I feel pretty comfortable with Darrin Chiaverini here. Everything pretty much worked out.”

Chiaverini, CU’s receivers coach and co-offensive coordinator, originally recruited Brown at Texas Tech. When Chiaverini moved to his alma mater in Boulder, Brown soon followed, ultimately sitting out the 2017 season per NCAA transfer rules after recording 27 catches for 378 yards over two seasons with the Red Raiders.

Chiaverini lauded Brown’s play during preseason training camp while Winfree dealt with a hamstring issue, but through the first two games the 6-foot-1 Brown contributed just three catches for 22 yards. The bulk of that damage did come on a critical 17-yard grab on third down by Brown during CU’s winning touchdown drive last week at Nebraska.

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